Morning Minutes: Aug. 31

Friday

Quietude kwahy-i-tood (noun) A state of being quiet; rest; calmness. -- www.merriam-webster.com

Web Site of the Day

Political Humor
http://politicalhumor.about.com

Need a good laugh to break up the seriousness of Campaign 2008? Check out Daniel Kurtzman’s blog. It has political jokes, video clips, quizzes and more. Don’t miss his How Well Do You Know the Candidates quiz (the humor is in the incorrect answers). We scored an 8 out 10 – can you top that?

Number to Know

14.2 million: Number of computers available for classroom use in the nation's 114,700 elementary and secondary schools; that amounts to 1 computer for every 4 students. – U.S. Census Bureau

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